Building God's Wall.Building God's Wall Nevin Bass On the Rock Publishing PO Box 1624, Castle Rock, CO 80104 0978506723 $18.95 www.buildinggodswall.com Nevin Bass, a pastor of over two decades' experience, presents Building God's Wall: Reclaiming Your Spiritual High Ground, a spiritual self-help guide for Christians to maintaining personal stability in their search to live according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jesus Christ's teachings. Drawing heavily upon the Old Testament story of Nehemiah, a man who dared to lead Jerusalem through spiritual revival, Building God's Wall speaks strongly against modern hedonistic he·don·ism n. 1. Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses. 2. Philosophy The ethical doctrine holding that only what is pleasant or has pleasant consequences is intrinsically good. tendencies to supplant sup·plant tr.v. sup·plant·ed, sup·plant·ing, sup·plants 1. To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics. 2. God's will Noun 1. God's Will - the omnipotence of a divine being omnipotence - the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power as expressed through the Bible and the Ten Commandments Ten Commandments or Decalogue [Gr.,=ten words], in the Bible, the summary of divine law given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai. They have a paramount place in the ethical system in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. with personal pride--treating commandments from Scripture "like advice from their mothers-in-law instead of God's Word." Building God's Wall particularly exhorts the weaknesses of a divided heart and emphasizes mixed marriage--specifically defined as the marriage of believers to unbelievers in the present day, though in Nehemiah's era it referred to the marriage of Israelites to the peoples they had conquered--as a root of spreading faithlessness Faithlessness See also Adultery, Cuckoldry. Angelica betrays Orlando by eloping with young soldier. [Ital. Lit.: Orlando Furioso] Camilla falls to temptations of husband’s friend. [Span. Lit. . "If ever there was an attitude that reverses spiritual progress, it is one that accepts the union of God's people with unbelievers. Truly, this is the fruit of a divided heart." Building God's Wall is very much a treatise about the separating the faithful from the faithless, and using isolation to maintain spiritual purity and development; it also emphasizes the importance of a desire for God that takes the practitioner beyond ritual, a ministry willing to embrace and proclaim all of the Word of God, and unity of purpose and practice in believers. An emphatic exhortation against complacency and "Christian conviction creep". |
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